Roman Catholic Diocese of Ratnapura

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Diocese of Ratnapura

Dioecesis Ratnapurensis

இரத்தினபுரி மறைமாவட்டத்தின்
Location
Country Sri Lanka
Ecclesiastical province Colombo
Metropolitan Colombo
Statistics
Area4,968 km2 (1,918 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
1,896,941
25,712 (1.4%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established2 November 1995
CathedralSt. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Ratnapura
Current leadership
Pope Francis
BishopCletus Chandrasiri Perera (O.S.B)
Metropolitan Archbishop Malcolm Ranjith
Bishops emeritusIvan Thilak Jayasundara
Website
https://www.dioceseofratnapura.com/
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Ratnapura (Lat: Dioecesis Ratnapurensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka.

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Erected as the Diocese of Ratnapura in 1995, from territory in the Diocese of Galle, the diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Colombo.

The current bishop is Cletus Chandrasiri Perera, appointed in 2007.

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References

  1. "Rt. Rev. Dr. Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith". Diocese of Ratnapura Sri Lanka.
  2. "Bishop Harold Anthony Perera". Diocese of Ratnapura Sri Lanka.
  3. "Former Bishop of Ratnapura Appointed Administrator Of the Diocese". Union of Catholic Asian News. July 19, 2006. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  4. "Bishop Cletus Chandrasiri Perera O.S.B." Diocese of Ratnapura Sri Lanka.

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